Mary Gervaise Character Lists

By Dawn Harrison

 

I have noticed a slightly discrepancy in my books: sometimes the main character is referred to as Georgia and sometimes as Georgie. My copy of A Pony Of Your Own is not a first edition, but an Armada paperback, however I have checked my copy of Ponies and Holidays (second in the series) which is a first edition but 4th impression, and the same thing occurs then. It appears to be a running theme throughout the series. However the series is referred to always as "G for Georgia" so I am going to stick throughout the character list to Georgia rather than Georgie.

 

A Pony Of Your Own

Georgia Kane - main person in this series, appears in every single book and what the series is about.

Geraldine, also referred to as "Gerry" - cousin of Georgia

Mrs Kane - mother of Georgia; no first name given (at this time)

Daddy - father of Georgia; no first name given (at this time)

Peter - older brother to Georgia

Ralph - brother to Georgia; generally known as "Rough", and a twin

Tony - brother to Georgia; generally known as "Tough", and a twin

King Toby - a cat, belonging to Georgia

Velvet and Plush - spaniels belonging to Rough and Tough

Mrs Duncan - local person, looks after Georgia when she is ill

Dr Warnford - local doctor

Lily - Mrs Duncan's daughter

Firefly - a horse that Georgia first encounters, falls outside Georgia's house

Mr Jones - vet in story

Mrs Anstruther - a person who comes to look after Georgia; doctor's housekeeper

John Primrose - a person who falls over outside Georgia's house

Aunt Milly - an aunt of Georgia's

The Grange - a boarding school, and eventually Georgia goes to. Appears in most books in this series, apart from Ponies and Holidays, Ponies and Mysteries, Puzzle of Ponies, Pony From the Farm, The Secret of Pony Pass

Uncle Archie - an uncle of Georgia's

Aunt Kate Bevan - Aunt Milly's sister

Miss Primrose - head of The Grange, also aunt of John Primrose

Matron - a matron at The Grange, no other name given

Susan Walker - a pupil at The Grange

Black Agnes/Black Aggie - a horse in the story; belongs to Susan

Ruth Conway - a pupil at The Grange

Pierrot - a skewbald pony in the story, belongs to Ruth

Anne Conway - a pupil at The Grange; sister to Ruth

Barbara Snow - a pupil at The Grange

Erasmus - a pet mouse; belongs to Georgia

Rockie - a horse belonging to Miss Primrose

Brenda Deacon - a pupil at The Grange

Rosalie Hall - a pupil at The Grange

Teepoo - a pupil at The Grange

Spot - a horse what belongs to Teepoo; given to Georgia at the end of the book

Maxwell - head groom at the Grange

Miss Giles - a teacher at The Grange; kindergarten mistress

Pixie - a pony at The Grange

Dr Lake - a doctor that is near to The Grange; comes to give the girls an health examination

Miss Kennedy - a teacher at The Grange

Miss Starr - a teacher at The Grange

Miss Waite - a teacher at The Grange

Miss Dennis - a teacher at The Grange

Miss Moon - a teacher at The Grange

Greta Davis - a pupil at The Grange

Janet Rose - a pupil at The Grange

June Thurston - a pupil at The Grange

Mary James - a pupil at The Grange

Laura Kenton - a pupil at The Grange

Joy Thurston - a pupil at The Grange

Patience Best - a pupil at The Grange

Pamela Pinkerton - a pupil at The Grange

Judy Thurston - a pupil at The Grange

Myfanwy Jones - a pupil at The Grange

Sally Norris - a pupil at The Grange

Mademoiselle - "Maddy" - a horse at The Grange

Guardie - Patience's guardian

Miss Everley - secretary at The Grange

Penelope - a donkey that is loaned to Georgia; belongs to Aunt Kate and Uncle Archie

Nancy Andrews - a pupil at The Grange

Bill - a dog that belongs to the Thurstons

Mr Simmons - a visiting master at The Grange

Mrs Lake - Dr Lake's wife

Harry - groom at The Grange

Henry - groom at The Grange

Prettyboy - canary belonging to Guardie

Uncle James - Susan's uncle

Jim - stableboy at The Grange

 

Ponies and Holidays

(Georgia Kane, Susan, Patience, Rough, Tough, Peter all appear. The Grange is referenced but does not appear in great detail, unlike the previous book.)

 

General - pony at The Grange

Gerry Holden - Georgia's cousin

St Monica's - a boarding school which Gerry attends

Mr Kane - Georgia's father

Farmer Leadbetter - local farmer, lends a cob out, also referred to as Mr Leadbetter

Mrs Duncan - housekeeper/servant? at Georgia's house

King Toby - Georgia's cat

Jet - a horse at Mr Leadbetter's farm

Mrs Leadbetter - Mr Leadbetter's wife

Connie - daughter of Mr and Mrs Leadbetter

Mr Jones - local vet

Tom Mayne - Connie's fiancee

Candy - a cob belonging to Mr Leadbetter

Goatlina:  gypsy child

Mr Duncan - Mrs Duncan's husband

Timbo - pony belonging to Tom Mayne

Rollo - Patience's brother

Pagoda - a cat in the story

Tommy Tucker - a horse that Rollo rode

Jacko - a pony the story

Mr Stewart - local vicar

Mrs Stewart - the vicar's wife

Pat - girl in the story.

 

There are also some gipsies who are an important element in the story, but they are not given any particular names.  One is named though: Goatalina. Similarly, a circus appears in the book, but none of the people are given names.

 

 

Ponies in Clover

(Susan, Georgia, Peter, Patience, Pat, Spot, Miss Primrose, Black Agnes, Penelope, Brenda, Rosalie, Mademoiselle, Matron, Barbara, Miss Kennedy, Greta, Joy, Judy, Pam, Teepoo, Laura, Pierrot, General, Rockie, Miss Dennis, Prettyboy, Mr Simmonds, Maxwell, Peter, Gerry, Rough, Tough, Uncle Archie, Aunt Milly, Ruth, Anne all appear. The book is mostly set in The Grange.)

 

Mr Gordon Hendrick - man that Susan and Georgia meets on the train, turns out to be a journalist, and Ruth/Anne's uncle

Dandy I Jones - pupil at The Grange

Ermyn Mauleverer - pupil at The Grange

Withershins - Dandy's horse

Minnie - Guardie's housekeeper

Mr Cobbett - person going to buy Guardie's home

Mrs Cobbett - Mr Cobbett's wife

Vanilla Ice - pony at The Grange, belongs to Pat

Melaine - pupil at the Grange

Miss Bruton - teacher at The Grange

Dr Lake - a doctor

 

 

Ponies and Mysteries

(Georgia Kane, Rough, Tough, Mr Kane, Mrs Kane, Patience, Pat, King Toby, Spot, Susan, Tom Mayne, Timbo, Velvet, Plush, Gerry, Rollo, Connie, Maxwell all appear. The Grange is referenced but the story is not set there.)

 

Professor James Walker - Susan's father

Mr George Harness - owner of the T'Ung Horse (a statue)

Mrs Harness - wife of Mr George Harness

Vivien Stanton - a girl in the story, met Georgia in a horse show

Maggie - a girl local to Patience & Pat

Strawberry Sundae - pony belonging to Patience

Vanilla Ice - pony belonging to Pat

Jacko - pony in the story

Tommy Tucker - pony belonging to Rollo

Mrs Daneforth - Pat & Patience's mother

Roy - dog belonging to Rollo

Tess - dog belonging to Rollo

Bess - a horse belonging to Mrs Daneforth

Mr Daneforth - Pat & Patience's father, married to Mrs Daneforth

Gaiters - pony in the story

Old Sam - the Daneforth's servant

Nannie - a servant at the Daneforth's house

Meena - a gypsy

Betty - a pony in the story

Peppermint - a piebald pony belonging to Vivien Stanton

 

 

Puzzle of Ponies

(Georgia, Rough, Tough, King Toby, Susan, Gerry, Mrs Kane, Mr Kane, Black Agnes all appear. This book is not set at The Grange.)

 

Monsieur Dupont - a man who works with Mr Kane

Madame Dupont - Monsieur Dupont's wife

Jacques - the Dupont's son

Cherry Pie - a pony belonging to Felicity Brown

Felicity Brown - a girl in the story

Mrs Millicent Brown - grandmother to Felicity

Farmer Leadbetter - local farmer

Judy Davis - girl that goes to the same school as Felicity

Pat Brent - girl that goes to the same school as Felicity

Mr Carson - Farmer Leadbetter's wife's cousin

Perkins - the Brown's gardener

Sorrell - a horse belonging to Mr Carson

Major Mulrany - head of a local horse show

Dimpsie - a pony belonging to Pat

Swallow - a pony belonging to Judy

Shrimpy (Kingfisher Gleam) - Sorrell's colt

Mr Twickenham - a policeman

Mrs Twickenham - Mr Twickenham's wife

Sergeant Green - another policeman

Matilda - a dog in the story

Miss Mitton - Matilda's owner

Greta - an Alsatian

Felix Brown - Felicity's brother

Terry Mulrany - Major Mulrany's great nephew

Eileen Aroon - a girl in the story

Frankie Carson - Mr Carson's son

 

 

Pony From the Farm

(Georgia, Ermyn, Susan, Mrs Kane, Mr Kane, Leadbetters, Candy, Timbo, Uncle Archie, Aunt Milly, Connie, Tom Mayne all appear. This book is not set at the Grange.)

 

Mrs Appleby - a woman who is knitting cosies for Georgia's mum bazaar

Julia Rhys - person in the story, owns a pony

Plum Pudding - pony originally belongs to Julia Rhys, later belongs to Connie

Tibby - cat that belongs to Mrs Appleby

Doctor Warnford - local doctor

Mrs Welch - the blacksmith's wife

Dulcibel - a goat in the story

Mrs Allerton - woman who gives stuff to the bazaar

Hugo - half brother to Julia

Mr Smith - a solicitor

 

 

The Pony Clue

(Georgia, Miss Giles, Susan, Ermyn, Pierrot, Spot, Pixie, Penelope, Anne Conway, Dandy Jones, Pamela Pinkerton, Judy Thurston, Ruth Conway, Plum Pudding. Matron, Rosalie Hall, June Thurston, Greta Davis, Barbara Snow, Maxwell, Miss Kennedy, Withershins, Miss Giles, Laura Kenton, Brenda Deacon, Miss Starr, Mademoiselle, Matron, Miss Briac, Gerry, Rough and Tough all appear. Miss Primrose does also appear and referenced a couple of times by a pupil as "Cousin Bunty". This book is set at the Grange.)

 

Petronella Smith - a pupil at the Grange

Turkey - pony belonging to Petronella

Pumpkin - pony at the Grange

Jumbo - pony at The Grange

Squib - pony at The Grange

Constance Wilkinson - pupil at The Grange

Catherine Wilkinson - pupil at The Grange

Paul Jones - pupil at The Grange

Valerie Primrose - pupil at The Grange

Starbright - pony belonging to Catherine and Constance

Miss Matthews - teacher at The Grange

Miss Ruggles - teacher at The Grange

Bill - a dog belonging to Laura Kenton

Evans - a local vet

Mr Harcourt - another local vet

Daring - pony belonging to Joy

Punch - pony belonging to Judy

Flora - pony at The Grange

Mrs Gaunt - temporary headmistress, cousin to Miss Primrose, Valerie's mother

Miss Moon - teacher at The Grange

 

 

Pony Island

(Georgia, Susan, Miss Kennedy, Ruth, Catherine, Constance, Mr Kane, Mrs Kane, Rough, Tough, Gerry, Uncle Archie, Aunt Milly, Velvet, Plush, King Toby, Penelope, Pudding, Spot all appear. Mrs Kane’s first name is given as Marcia. Mr Kane's first name is given as Paul. This book is only set in the Grange in the beginning.  The majority of this book is set on Pony Island.)

 

Margaret - friend of Gerry's

Shell Point House - a house near to Pony Island, where Georgia's great grandparents live

Kate Trevannick - a girl that used to work for Georgia's great grandparents

Len Trevannick - Kate's son

Mrs Holden - Gerry's mother

Farmer Powell - local farmer

Tamarisk Island - a local island, generally known as Pony Island

 

 

The Vanishing Pony

(Georgia, Miss Primrose, Susan, Dandy, Ermyn, Maxwell, Pam, Barbara, Miss Waite, Catherine, Mademoiselle, Penelope, Miss Kennedy, Prettyboy, Rosalie, Miss Briac, Barbara, Miss Starr all appear. This book is set at The Grange.)

 

Jane Meredith - pupil at The Grange

Mrs Meredith - mother to Jane

John Meredith - father to Jane; vicar

Charles Bentham - friend of John Meredith

Dr Lake - a local doctor

Methuselah, generally known as Meth - a pony that Georgia buys from an old tramp

Tallisman, generally known as Tally - a cob belonging to Charles Bentham, lent to Jane

Mrs Bentham - Charles Bentham's wife

Timothy - Mr and Mrs Bentham's son

Bobby - Mr and Mrs Bentham's son

Miss Delia Mackintosh - a local woman, visits The Grange, buys a field to be a home of Rest for horses, including Meth.

Janet Rose - a pupil at the Grange, prefect

Sunbeam - a grey pony at the school, belongs to Miss Primrose

Kitty - a pony in the story

Farmer Blake - a local farmer

 

 

The Secret of Pony Pass

(Georgia, Spot, Peter, Gerry, Susan, Mrs Stewart, Rough and Tough all appear. Tom Mayne is referenced, but Connie is now his wife. This book is not set at The Grange.)

 

Tarquin - great nephew to Mrs Stewart (the vicar's wife)

Mr Stewart - local vicar

Pudding - pony that belongs to Susan

Doctor Warnford - local doctor

Pam's Weekly - a magazine which Georgia reads, and writes to a person called Lucille M Organ.

Lucy Morgan - main character, being looked after by a Mrs Davies. Is the same person as Lucille M Organ.

Gwynt - where Lucy is living, and where Rough, Tough, Georgia and Susan end up during the course of the story. Former Riding School.

Mrs Shân Davies - owner of Gwynt, was a nanny when Lucy was little

Mr Dafydd Davies - owner of Gwynt, married to Shân Davies

Mrs Marcia Kane - Georgia's mother

Sultan - pony at Gwynt

Hugh Hughes, generally known as "Hughie the Pool" - porter at Llyn Glas Railway Station

Simon - pony at Gwynt

Doctor Jenkins - a doctor

Miss Powys - neighbour, and bought many of Gwynt's former ponies

Mr Ewen - Miss Powys' nephew

Bob Cadwallader - local blacksmith

Honey Boy - palomino pony in the story, belongs to Miss Powys

Bryony - grey pony in the story, belongs to Miss Powys

Richard Lionheart "Dickie" - black pony in the story, belongs to Miss Powys

 

A quick note about locations

The location is given as "Gwynt Riding School, Pony Pass, Nr Llyn Glas, North Wales". It's difficult to pinpoint an exact location, but from the terrain described, I would guess that Mary Gervaise was basing this book on Snowdonia. When Lucy is describing the local surroundings, she mentions "the ridge with Pony Pass, going up to the Cader range". The Cader Idris (or Cadair Idris) is a mountain in Snowdonia. There are 3 paths to the mountain Cadair Idris, but the easiest is called Pony Path. So drop the Idris, and change Path to Pass, and there you have your location.  There is a peak in Snowdonia called Llyn Glas. Neston (a town) is named, but there is no place called that in Wales. It's very similar to what Judith Berrisford did with Pony Trekkers/Misfit Pony, but there isn’t (or never was) a riding school/pony trekking centre called Gwynt Riding School.

 

The translations are correct. Fach means “little” in English, but Shân is using it as a term of endearment. Gwynt means "wind".